Lola the Crochet Plushy Unicorn

This crochet plushy unicorn is named Lola and she is the snuggliest, cuddliest, most squish-tastic friend ever!

Can you believe Lola is a made by simple single crochets and easy amigurumi techniques? She’s ridiculously easy to make, even if it’s your first time crocheting amigurumi. If you know how to single crochet and make increases and decreases, you can make your very own Lola!

I knew I needed a plushy animal to match my Crochet Rainbow Stripes Baby Blanket that I made several months ago for my little guy Parker. When I started to brainstorm what kind of animal to make, I knew I wanted to use the rainbow motif (I had lots of all those bright colors of Bernat Blanket Yarn leftover from the blanket), and what better animal to make than a rainbow unicorn?!

I love using Bernat Blanket Yarn, especially this Brights line they’ve come out with! It’s got an unbelievable plushy feel with unmatched fuziness that makes for the absolute perfect cuddly crochet friend. Just think of all the stuffies you could make with this stuff – follow any small size amigurumi pattern using this yarn and a larger hook and now you’ve got an oversized fuzzy friend! Grab your Bernat Blanket Yarn HERE.

I striped the rainbow colors of yarn on the torso and the mane in the same order as the blanket’s stripes so that everything would coordinate nicely and I’m so pleased with the result! Speaking of that mane, I used a crochet loop stitch but you could easily substitute this for fringe tied onto the head and torso. I do, however recommend the loop stitch because it is very sturdy and will hold up well to my energetic one year old playing with her for years to come.

On another technical note, be sure to check out my 5 favorite amigurumi tips and tricks video HERE featuring some of Lola’s pieces and some special things I did to finish her up nicely!

Lola is almost as big as Parker is now and he’s 15 months old – that’s a big unicorn! Lola will grow with him and be the perfect size for carrying around as Parker grows. I can’t wait to see the adventures Parker and Lola take together!

 

PATTERN

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Materials:

-1 skein each Bernat Blanket yarn in white (main), pink, orange, yellow, green, blue, and purple (accents)
–Size K (6.5mm) crochet hook
–Scissors
–Stitch marker (or a scrap of worsted weight yarn!)
–Polyester fiber fill stuffing
–Large eye tapestry needle

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Pattern notes:

-Work in continuous rounds; do not join at the end of each row. Simply place your stitch marker in the last stitch of each round and move it up as you move on to each new round.

-Work with loose tension during first 3 Rounds of each piece (when beginning with a magic ring). If your tension is too tight, you will have cone shapes instead of round, spherical shapes.

-If you make the matching Rainbow Stripes Baby Blanket (free pattern here!) you’ll need one more skein of white yarn and no other additional skeins!

Stitches:

ch = chain
sc = single crochet
inc = 2 sc in indicated stitch
dec = sc2tog
st(s) = stitch(es)
Suggested tutorials: loop stitch, jogless color change

Unicorn Head (begin in white)

Round 1: 6 sc in Magic Ring (6)

Round 2: inc around (12)

Round 3: *inc, sc* around (18)

Round 4: *inc, sc 2* around (24)

Round 5: *inc, sc 3* around (30)

Rounds 6-7: sc in each st around (30)

Round 8: *inc, sc* 10x, sc in remaining sts (40)

Round 9: sc in each st around (40)

Round 10: *inc, sc 2* 10x, sc in remaining sts (50)

Rounds 11-14: sc in each st around (50)

Round 15: *dec, sc 3* 10x, sc in remaining sts (40)

Round 16: *dec, sc 2* 10x, sc in remaining sts (30)

Round 17: *dec, sc* 10x, sc in remaining sts (20)

begin stuffing with fiber fill

Round 18: dec around (10)

Round 19: dec around (5)

Finish off, leaving a long enough tail to sew hole closed.

Unicorn Body (begin in white, leaving an 18” tail)

Ch 24, sl st into first ch to join, being careful not to twist.

Round 1: Sc into each ch around (24)

Round 2: *inc, sc 3* around (30)

change color to pink

Round 3: *inc, sc 4* around (36)

Round 4: sc around (36)

change color to white

Round 5: sc around (36)

change color to orange

Rounds 6-7: sc around (36)

change color to white

Round 8: sc around (36)

change color to yellow

Rounds 9-10: sc around (36)

change color to white

Round 11: sc around (36)

change color to green

Rounds 12-13: sc around (36)

change color to white

Round 14: sc around (36)

change color to blue

Rounds 15-16 sc around (36)

change color to white

Round 17: sc around (36)

change color to purple

Round 18: sc around (36)

Round 19: *dec, sc 4* around (30)

change color to white

Round 20: *dec, sc 3* around (24)

Round 21: *dec, sc 2* around (18)

begin stuffing with fiber fill

Round 22: *dec, sc* around (12)

Round 23: dec around (6)

Round 24: dec around (3)

Finish off, leaving enough tail to sew bottom closed. Sew head to neck with beginning tail.

Mane (begin in pink)

Note: Leave long tails when color changing for sewing

Row 1: Ch 7, turn, sc in 2^nd ch from hook and across (6)

Row 2: loop st across (6)

Row 3: sc across (6)

Rows 4-6: Repeat rows 2-3, ending on row 2

change color to orange

Rows 7-12: Repeat rows 2-3 three times.

change color to yellow

Rows 13-18: Repeat rows 2-3 three times.

change color to green

Rows 19-24: Repeat rows 2-3 three times.

change color to blue

Rows 26-31: Repeat rows 2-3 three times.

change color to purple

Rows 32-37: Repeat rows 2-3 three times.

Finish off, leaving a long tail for sewing. Sew between Rounds 10 & 11 of head, continue sewing strip down back.

Ears (begin in white; make two)

Round 1: 4 sc in Magic Ring (4)

Round 2: *inc, sc* around (6)

Round 3: *inc, sc 2* around (8)

Round 4: *inc, sc 3* around (10)

Round 5: *inc, sc 4* around (12)

Finish off, leaving a long tail for sewing. Smoosh flat and sew together as pictured. Sew to either side of head.

Horn (begin in yellow)

Round 1: 4sc in Magic Ring (4)

Round 2: *inc, sc* around (6)

Round 3: sc around (6)

Round 4: *inc, sc 2* around (8)

Round 5: sc around (8)

Round 6: *inc, sc 3* around (10)

Round 7: sc around (10)

Round 8: *inc, sc 4* around (12)

Round 9: sc around (12)

Finish off, leaving a long tail for sewing. Stuff with fiber fill. Sew horn to head, between ears & over mane.

Arms (begin in pink; make two)

Round 1: 6 sc in Magic Ring (6)

Round 2: inc around (12)

Round 3: *inc, sc* around (18)

Round 4: sc around (18)

Round 5: *dec, sc* around (12)

change color to white

Rounds 6-15: sc around (12)

Finish off, leaving a long tail for sewing. Stuff with fiber fill. Sew arms to either side of body.

Legs (begin in pink; make two)

Round 1: 6 sc in Magic Ring (6)

Round 2: inc around (12)

Round 3: *inc, sc* around (18)

Round 4: *inc, sc 2* around (24)

Round 5: sc around (24)

Round 6: *dec, sc 2* around (18)

change color to white

Round 7: sc around (18)

Round 8: *dec, sc 4* around (15)

Rounds 9-15: sc around (15)

Finish off, leaving a long tail for sewing. Stuff with fiber fill. Sew legs to either side of body.

 

Eyes

With purple yarn, embroider eyes over rounds 7-10 of head.